Triazinyl and pyrimidinyl anthraquinone compounds



United States Patent C) 3,225,043 TRIAZINYL AND PYRIMIDINYL ANTHRA-QUINONE COMPOUNDS Robert Norman Heslop, Manchester, England, assignor toImperial Chemical Industries Limited, London, England, a corporation ofGreat Britain N Drawing. Filed Dec. 20, 1962, Ser. No. 245,993 Claimspriority, application Great Britain, Jan. 11, 1962,

1,056/ 62 2 Claims. (Cl. 260-249) This invention relates to newanthraquinone compounds valuable for use as reactive dyes for cellulosetextile materials. Hitherto blue reactive anthraquinone dyestuffs whichexhibit outstanding brightness of shade have the defect of comparativelypoor fastness to washing, or light whilst those which have good fastnessto washing are somewhat dull in shade. The present invention providesblue reactive anthraquinone dyestuffs which combine outstandingbrightness in shade and good light fastness together with a fastness towashing much superior to that of other known compounds which give thesame colour.

According to the invention there are provided the anthraquinonecompounds of the formula:

0 NH; II I wherein A stands for a benzene radical and R stands for apyrimidine or triazine nucleus containing a labile substituent.

By a labile substituent I mean an atom or group which is bound by acovalent bond to a carbon atom in the 2-, 4- or 6-position of thepyrimidine or triazine nucleus, and which readily dissociates under theinfluence of heat or alkalis, especially in the presence of moisture, toform an ion or an uncharged molecule.

In the cases where the pyrimidine ring or triazine ring carries only onelabile substituent, the said ring may have one or more additionalsubstituents of a non-chromophoric character on the remaining carbonatoms. As examples of such substituents there may be mentioned forexample, cyano groups, amino and substituted amino groups such asmethylamino, ethylamino, dimethylamino, B-hydroxyethylamino,di(,B-hydroxyethyDxamino, cyclohexylamino, phenylamino,sulphophenyl-amino, disulphophenylamino and carboxyphenylamino; alkoxygroups, especially methoxy, phenoxy, chlorophenoxy and methylphenoxygroups; and phenyl thio groups.

As examples of substituents which may be present in the benzene nucleusA, there may be mentioned, for example, chlorine, methyl and methoxy.

The new .anthraquinone compounds can be obtained by reacting together apolyhalogeno-s-triazine or a polyhalogenopyrimidine and a compound ofthe formula:

0 N112 I] l wherein A stands for a benzene radical and if necessaryreplacing one or more of any remaining halogen atoms in the triazine orpyrimidine ring with the desired group or groups.

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The above process may conveniently be carried out by adding a solutionof the polyhalogeno-1,3,5-trlazine or polyhalogenopyrimidine for examplein acetone, to an aqueous solution of the compound of Formula 5maintained at a pH of from 7.0 to 11.0 by simultaneously adding asolution of a base for example sodium carbonate or hydroxide. Thepreferred pH range is 3.5 to 10.5. The temperature of reaction may bebetween 0 C. and 100 C. dependent on the ease with which the reactionoccurs. In general cyanuric chloride or cyanuric bromide reacts within atemperature range of 0 to 10 C. but dihalogeno-l,3,5-triazines andpolyhalogeno pyrimidines require a higher temperature of the order of 40to C.

The compounds of Formula 5 can be obtained by reacting ammonia withchlorosulphonated 1-amino-4-anilino- 2sulpho anthraquinone compounds,for example, by heating anthraquinone compounds of the formula:

0 NH; II

wherein It stands for l or 2 and the benzene nucleus A may be furthersubstituted, with chlorosulphonic acid alone or preferably in thepresence of an inorganic acid halide such as thionyl chloride phosphorustrichloride o1 phosphorus oxychloride.

The new anthraquinone compounds of the invention can be used for thecolouration of wool, silk and polyamide fibres by application from hotacid, neutral or weakly alkaline dyebath; they are also valuable for useas reactive dyestuffs for cotton and other natural or regeneratedcellulose material. For colouring such materials the new anthraquinonecompounds are preferably applied, either by dyeing or printing, to thematerials in conjunction with a treatment with an acid-binding agent,for example sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate or sodium bicarbonate,which may be applied to the cellulose textile material before, during orafter the application of the compound. They have excellent solubilityand can build up to give strong shades. The colourations obtained fromthe new compounds are distinguished by their brightness of shade, andexcellent fastness to light and to Washing and hypochlorite bleachtreatments. The compounds in which the SO NHR grou s are attached to thebenzene nuclei A in meta position to the NH group are: particularlyvaluable in view of the reddish-blue shades obtainable from these dyeswhich have a remarkable combination Example 1 A solution of 19.8 partsof the sodium salt of l-amino- 4 (3-sulphamylanilino)anthraquinone-2su1phonic acid in 400 parts of water is stirred and adjusted to pH 11.6by the addition of 1.6 parts of sodium hydroxide. The solution is cooledto 0 to 5 C. and a solution of 14.8 parts of cyanuric chloride in partsof acetone is added dropwise during about 1 hour. The temperature of themixture is maintained between 0 and 5 C. and the pH is kept at 10.0 bythe addition, as necessary, of 2 N-sodium hydroxide solution during theaddition of the acetone solution. The mixture is stirred for a further10 minutes at 0-5 C. and then filtered; the pH of the filtrates isadjusted to 6.5 and a solution of 6 parts of anhydrous disodium hydrogenphosphate and 12 parts of anhydrous potassium dihydrogen phosphate in 80parts of water is added. 200 grams of sodium chloride for each litre ofsolution is then added and the precipitate is filtered, washed with asolution of 40 parts of sodium chloride, 1.5 parts of anhydrous disodiumhydrogen phosphate and 3 parts of anhydrous potassium dihydrogenphosphate in 200 parts of water and finally dried at room temperature.

The dyestuff so obtained has the formula:

It yields bright blue shades of very good fastness to light and wettreatments, both by dyeing and printing on cellulose.

Example 2 A solution of 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of l-amino 4(3'-sulphamylanilino)anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid in 400 parts ofwater is stirred and adjusted to pH 11.6 by the addition of 1.6 parts ofsodium hydroxide. The solution is cooled to -5 C. and a solution of 14.8parts of cyanuric chloride in 100 parts of acetone is added dropwiseduring about 1 hour. The temperature of the mixture is maintained atbetween 0 and C. and the pH is kept at 10.0 by the addition, asnecessary, of 2 N sodium hydroxide solution during the addition of theacetone solution. The mixture is then stirred for a further minutes at0-5 C. then filtered, the pH of the filtrates is adjusted to pH 7.0 and16 parts of ammonium hydroxide solution of specific gravity 0.880 areadded. The mixture is stirred at between 30 and 35 C. for 3 hours andthen 200 grams of sodium chloride are added, for each litre of solution.The solid so precipitated is filtered, washed with 20% brine solutionand dried at ordinary temperature.

The dyestulf obtained when printed on cotton yields bright blue shadeswhich possess excellent fastness to wet treatments.

Example 3 A solution of 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of 1-amino- 4(3-sulphamylanilino)anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid in 120 parts of wateris stirred and the pH is adjusted to 11.6 by the addition of 1.6 partsof sodium hydroxide. The solution is cooled to 0 C. to 5 C. and asolution of 14.4 parts of 2:4-dichloro-6-methoxy-s-triazine in 40 partsof acetone is added during 1% hours; the temperature of the mixture ismaintained between 3 C. and 5 C. and the pH is kept at 10.5 to 10.8 bythe addition, as necessary, of 2 N-sodium hydroxide solution. Themixture is stirred for a further 5 hours at a temperature of 3 C. to 5C. and a pH of 10.5 to 10.8, and then filtered. The pH of the filtrateis adjusted to 6.4 and a solution of 1.5 parts of anhydrous potassiumdihydrogen phosphate and 075 part of anhydrous disodium hydrogenphosphate in 10 parts of water is added for every 100 parts of solution,followed by 30 parts of sodium chloride for every 100 parts of solution.The precipitate is filtered off, washed with a solution of 40 parts ofsodium chloride, 3 parts of anhydrous potassium dihydrogen phosphate and1.5 parts of anhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate in 200 parts of waterand finally dried at room temperature.

Example 4 A solution of 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of I-amino- 4(3-sulphamylanilino)anthraquinone-Z-sulphonic acid in 120 parts of Wateris stirred and the pH is adjusted to 11.6 by the addition of 1.6 partsof sodium hydroxide. The solution is cooled to 0 C. to 5 C. and asolution of 14.8 parts of cyanuric chloride in parts of acetone is addeddropwise during about 1 hour, the temperature of the mixture beingmaintained between 0 C. and 5 C. and the pH at 10.0 by the addition, asnecessary, of 2 N-sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture is stirred fora further 10 minutes at 0 to 5 C. and pH 10.0, and then filtered. The pHof the filtrate is adjusted to 7.0 and a solution of 6.9 parts of sodiumphenate in 30 parts of water is added. The mixture is then stirred at 50C. for 2 hours, cooled to room temperature and 7.5 parts of sodiumchloride are added. The precipitate is filtered off and washed with asolution of 25 parts of sodium chloride in 500 parts of water. The pasteis re-dissolved in 1600 parts of water, and filtered. 40 parts of sodiumchloride are added to the filtrate and the mixture is stirred for 1hour. The precipitate is filtered off, washed with a solution of 5 partsof sodium chloride in 200 parts of water, and dried at room temperature.

Example 5 A solution of 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of l-amino- 4(3'-sulphamylanilino)anthraquinone-Z-sulphonic acid in parts of water isstirred and the pH is adjusted to 11.6 by the addition of 1.6 parts ofsodium hydroxide. The solution is cooled to 0 C. to 5 C. and a solutionof 14.8 parts of cyanuric chloride in 100 parts of water is added duringabout 1 hour, the temperature of the mixture being maintained between 0and 5 C. and the pH being kept at 10.0 by the addition, as necessary, of2 N-sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture is stirred for a further 10minutes at 0 to 5 C. and pH 10, then filtered and 30 parts of sodiumchloride are added to the filtrate. The precipitate is filtered off andwashed with a solution of 40 parts of sodium chloride in 200 parts ofwater. The paste is redissolved in 500 parts of cold water and asolution of 8.58 parts of sodium metanilate in 44 parts of water isadded. The mixture is stirred for 3 hours at 33 C. the pH beingmaintained at 7.0 to 7.3 by the addition of 2 N-sodium carbonatesolution. The mixture is then stirred for a further 16 hours at 25 C.and the pH is then adjusted to 7, and parts of sodium chloride added.The precipitate is filtered ofi, washed with a solution of 60 parts ofsodium chloride in 200 parts of water and dried at room temperature.

Example 6 A solution of 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of l-amino-4-(3-sulphamy1anilino)anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid in 120 parts ofWater is stirred and the pH is adjusted to 11.6 by the addition of 1.6parts of sodium hydroxide. The solution is cooled to 0-5 C. and asolution of 14.8 parts of cyanuric chloride in 100 parts of acetone isadded dropwise during about 1 hour, the temperature of the mixture beingmaintained between 0 and 5 C. and the pH being kept at 10.0 by theaddition, as necessary, of 2 N-sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture isstirred for a further 10 minutes at 0-5 C., then filtered and 30 partsof sodium chloride are added to the filtrates. The precipitate isfiltered off and Washed with a solution of 40 parts of sodium chloridein 200 parts of water.

The paste is redissolved in 500 parts of ice-cold water and the pH ofthe solution is adjusted to 7. A solution: of 7.5 parts ofsodium-diethyl dithiocarbamate in 60 parts of water is added and themixture is stirred at 25 C. for 18 hours. The mixture is then heated to40 C. and stirred for 3 hours, and is then heated to 50 C. and stirredfor 2 hours. The mixture is cooled and 116 parts of sodium chlorideadded and the precipitate is filtered off and Washed with a solution of40 parts of sodium chloride in 200 parts of Water. The paste isdissolved in 4000 parts of water and the solution is filtered and 400parts of sodium chloride are added to the filtrate. The precipitate isfiltered off, washed with a solution of 10 parts of 5. sodium chloridein 200 parts of water and dried at room temperature.

Example 7 A solution of 15 parts of the dyestufi of Example 2 in 400parts of water is stirred at 25 C. and a solution, at 80 C., of 15 partsof nicotinic acid in 300 parts of water is added. The mixture is heatedto 80 C. and filtered and the paste is washed with 500 parts of Water at80 C. The product is suspended in 200 parts of water and cooled to -5C., and suflicient 2 N Na CO solution is added to raise the pH to 8.0.The solution is filtered and the filtrate is stirred and 60 parts ofsodium chloride are added. The precipitate is filtered oil and washedwith a solution of 30 parts of sodium chloride in 200 parts of Water anddried.

In the above example if the 15 parts of nicotinic acid are replaced by30 parts of pyridine, a dyestutf of lower solubility but otherwisesimilar properties is obtained.

Example 8 A solution of 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of l-amino-4-(3'-sulphamylanilino)anthraquinone-Z-sulphonic acid in 150 parts ofwater is stirred and the pH is adjusted to 11.6 by the addition of 1.6parts of sodium hydroxide. The solution is stirred at 30 C. and asolution of 17.4 parts of 2:415:G-tetrachloro-pyrimidine in 80 parts ofdioxan is added during 15 minutes. The temperature of the mixture ismaintained at 30 C. and the pH is kept at 10 to 10.5 by the addition, asnecessary, of 2 N-sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture is stirred at30 C. and at pH 10 to 10.5 for a further 2 hours and then at 45 C. to 50C. for 4 hours, the pH again being maintained at 10.0 to 10.5. Thesolution is then cooled to 25 C. and 30 parts of sodium chloride areadded then the precipitate is filtered off and washed with a solution of40 parts of sodium chloride in 200 parts of water. The paste is thendissolved in 500 parts of water and filtered. The pH of the filtrate isadjusted to 7.0, 25 parts of sodium chloride are added and theprecipitate is filtered off, washed with a solution of 25 parts ofsodium chloride in 500 parts of water and dried at room temperature.

If the 2,4,5,6-tetrachloropyrimidine used in the above example isreplaced by 14.7 parts of 2,4,6-trichloropyrimidine, a similar productis obtained.

Example 9 A solution of 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of l-amino-4-(3-sulphamylanilino)anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid in 120 parts ofWater is stirred and the pH is adjusted to 11.6 by the addition of 1.6parts of sodium hydroxide. The solution is cooled to 05 C. and asolution of 15.7 parts of -cyano-2:4:6trichloropyrimidine in 50 parts ofacetone is added during 15 minutes, the temperature being maintained at0-5 C. and the pH at 10 to 10.5 by the addition of 2 N-sodium hydroxidesolution as necessary. The mixture is stirred for a further 4 hoursunder these conditions and then filtered. The pH of the filtrate isadjusted to 7.0 and parts of sodium chloride are added. The precipitateis filtered ofi, washed with a solution of 15 parts of sodium chloridein 100 parts of Water and dried at room temperature.

Example 10 In Example 1 if the 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of 1 amino4 (3' -sulphamy1anilino)anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid are replaced by19.8 parts of the sodium salt of1-amino-4-(2-sulphamylanilino)anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid, a dyestuffof similar shade and properties is obtained.

Example 11 If in Example 1, the 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of 1-amino-4-(3'-sulphamylanilino) anthraquinone- 2-sulphonic acid arereplaced by 19.8 parts of the sodium salt of l- 6 amino-4-(4-sulphamylanilino) anthrziquinone-Z-sulphonic acid, a similar dyestufiis obtained.

Example 12 A solution of 21.2 parts of the sodium salt of 1-amino-4-(4-chloro-3' sulphamylanilino)anthraquinone 2 sulphonic acid in 220parts of water is stirred and the pH is adjusted to 11.6 by the additionof 1.6 parts of sodium hydroxide. The solution is cooled to 0 to 5 C.and a solution of 14.8 parts of cyanuric chloride in 100 parts ofacetone is added during about 15 minutes, the temperature of the mixturebeing maintained between 0 and 5 C. and the pH at 10.0 by the addition,as necessary, of 2 N-sodium hydroxide solution. The mixture is stirredfor a further 30 minutes at 0-5 C. and pH 10.0 to 10.3 and thenfiltered. The filtrate is stirred and a solution of 8.8 parts ofanhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate and 17.6

parts of anhydrous potassium dihydrogen phosphate in Example 13 Asolution of 21.0 parts of the sodium salt of =l-amino-4-(4'-methoxy-2-sulphamylanilino) anthraquinone- 2 -sulphonic acid in210 parts of water is stirred and the pH is adjusted to 11.6 by theaddition of 1.6 parts of sodium hydroxide. The solution is cooled to 0to 5 C. and a solution of 14.8 parts of cyanuric chloride in parts ofacetone is added during 30 minutes, the temperature of the mixture beingmaintained between 0 and 5 C. and the pH being kept at 10.0 to 10.3 bythe addition, as necessary, of 2 N-sodium hydroxide solution. Themixture is stirred for a further 15 minutes and then filtered. Thefiltrate is stirred, the pH is adjusted to 6.4 and a solution of 17.6parts of anhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate and 35.2 parts ofanhydrous potassium dihydrogen phosphate in 132 parts of water is addedfollowed by 80 parts of sodium chloride. The precipitate is filteredoff, Washed with a solution of 13.2 parts of anhydrous potassiumdihydrogen phosphate and 6.6 parts of anhydrous disodium hydrogenphosphate and 30 parts of sodium chloride in 200 parts of water, anddried at room temperature. The dyestufi is similar in properties to thatof Example 1 but is greener in shade.

Example 14 0.24 part of caustic soda are added to a solution of 5.1parts of the sodium salt of i1-amino4-(3 sulphamyl-T-methylanilino)anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid in a mixture of 100 partsof water, 16 parts of acetone and 30 parts of dioxane and the solutionis cooled to 10 C. The mixture is stirred and a solution of 3.6 parts of2,4- dichloro-6-methoxy-s-triazine in 16 parts of acetone is addedduring 1% hours, the temperature being maintained at 10 C. and the pH at10.5 during the addition and for a further 1 hour. A solution of 2.0parts of 2,4-dichloro- 6-methoxy-s-triazine in 16 parts of acetone isthen added during 1 hour under the same conditions as above and afterstirring for a further hour, the reaction mixture is filtered and sodiumchloride equivalent to grams per litre is added to the filtrate. Theprecipitate is filtered 01f, washed with 4% brine and dried at roomtemperature.

Example 15 0.57 part of caustic soda are added to a stirred solution of8.2 parts of the sodium salt of 1-amino-4-(3':5'-bissulphamylanilino)anthraquinone-2-sulphonic acid in 75 partsof water and the mixture is cooled to 0 C. A solution of 5.3 parts ofcyanuric chloride in 28 parts of acetone is added during 1 hour, thetemperature being maintained at 0 to 3 C. and the pH of the mixture at10.0

to 10.5 during the addition. After stirring for a further 35 minutesunder the above conditions, the pH is allowed to fall to 7.5 and themixture is filtered. The pH of the filtrates is adjusted to 6.8, asolution of 3 parts of anhydrous disodium hydrogen phosphate and 6 partsof anhydrous potassium dihydrogen phosphate in 35 parts of water isadded and then sodium chloride, equivalent to 300 grams per litre isadded. The precipitate is filtered off, washed with a solution of 64parts of sodium chloride, 3 parts of anhydrous disodium hydrogenphosphate and 6 parts of anhydrous potassium dihydrogen phosphate in 230parts of water and dried at room temperature.

The product so obtained has the formula:

NHz II I o1 somm u 3 i r s02NH.i: o-ol I claim: 1. An anthraquinonecompound of the formula:

it r

u S O I TH A wherein any further substituent on the benzene nucleus A isselected from the class consisting of methyl, methoxy,

chlorine and sulphamyl, and R stands for a radical of the classconsisting of (a) 6-chloro-, 5,6-dichloroand5-cyano-6-chloropyrimidinyl, attached to the nitrogen atom by one of thecarbon atoms in the 2 land 4 positions of the pyrimidine nucleus andcarrying a chlorine substituent attached to the other of said atoms;

(b) '4-amino-2-triaziny1 carrying a substituent selected from the classconsisting of pyridinium-l-yl and carboxypyridinium-l-yl radicals in the6-position of the triazine nucleus, and

(c) 4-chl0ro-2-triaziny1 carrying a substituent selected from the classconsisting of chlorine, lower alkoxy, benzenoxy, sulfoanilino,N,N-di(lower alkyl)thio carbamylthio and amino in the 6-position of thetriazine nucleus.

2. The anthraquinone compound of the formula:

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,987,538 1/1935Peter 260374 2,029,258 1/1936 Diefenbach 260374 2,892,670 6/1959 Alsberget al 260249 X 3,029,123 4/1962 Putter et a1. 260249 X WALTER A.MODANCE, Primary Examiner.

DUVAL T. MCCUTCHEN, Examiner.

1. AN ANTHRAQUINONE COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA: